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Cooking Noodles-Perfecting a fire starter

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  1. Mr A

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    Many ideas on home made fire starter. Here's another one. Noodles from wood cutting, these are oak. Mix with melted wax and press into a tuna can. A quarter piece got a full load of wood started this morning.
     

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    I was going to do that and actually saved up a bunch of wax. But then decided the sale price for Supercedars was too good and a lot easier. I have saved a lot of noodles to start fires in the pit outside.
     
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    Two 8 ounce candles from the dollar store,$2.00, a $1.49 pot at the thrift store. The first few I poured melted wax over the noodles and pressed them with a 14.5oz can of tomatoes, fit inside the 5oz tuna can. They didn't hold together well, so I mixed the noodles in with the wax until all the wax was not puddling in the bottom of the pot and the noodles well covered, then press into the tuna can. Ever notice that supercedars are about the size of a tuna can? I was going to use a hamburger patty press, but didn't want to buy one. I have used supercedar, I would put these up against them. It's always easier to just buy a supercedar, they are cheap per unit but spending more than $50 to get the deal is no deal in my opinion. Now, to come up with a process to speed up production of forming and pressing them. Using saw dust would probably make them prettier, and more easy to break into clean pieces. I am happy with the results and dont mind taking the time to make them. I'll save the next batch for the kids(free labor), they like projects.
    http://www.supercedar.com/order.php
     
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    When I read "cooking noodles" I pictured Spaghetti!
     
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    Just made a batch today too, bunch of candle wax and as much saw dust as I could add without it being too crumbly and packed it into egg cartons. Got enough to get into January now.
     
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    Why do you guys let your stoves go out?:D Nice idea on the tuna can. A C
     
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  7. Grizzly Adam

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    It happens with shift work. Especially when shifts exceed the 13 hour mark.
     
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    In my case, it is 37 overnight, mid 60's by 2pm. I'm getting ready to light up about 10pm with a full load, then a few splits in the morning. Still to warm to burn 24/7
     
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  9. Grizzly Adam

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    Dang that sounds nice, it was 3 when I took down those maples on Saturday.
     
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    Impressive.... May have to try that... I built some this weekend while watching the fire.
     
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    It has something to do with the joy of building a fire from scratch. Me Tarzan light match grr. :p
     
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  12. Grizzly Adam

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    No, me Tarzan newspaper, live embers grunt.
     
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    Me Tarzan swing away from burning fire building hot. :whistle:
     
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    Have you tried Dixie cups? I wonder how well that would work they would burn up nicely and be gone without all the flying ash.
     
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    I've done the Dixie cup starters before, they worked very well. Nice long hot burn, & very little mess making them. A C
     
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